Amman vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Amman	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1009	$2615
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2449	$6248
🏠 One person rent	$398	$1599
🏘️ Family rent	$666	$2836
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$653
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$468	$3894
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	64	94
😀 Quality of life	71	94
🏙️ Population	4.01M	664K

The cost of living in Amman is 61% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 5492nd and 689th ($1009 vs $2615) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Jordan and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Jordan vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Amman compared to 1.5 months in Rotterdam. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 3561st and 67th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Rotterdam

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	Amman	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.09	$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.1	$91.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.03	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.59	$7.86
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$4.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$3.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$420	$1583
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$1310
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$714	$2846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$484	$2421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.9	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.3	$57.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.06%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1472	$6107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$886	$4426
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.79	$4.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.2	$76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$2.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.54	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.37	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.65	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$4.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.4	$3.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.4	$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.35	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.63	$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.27	$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.46	$5.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.02	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.66	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.4	$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.2	$41
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.4	$101
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$131
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$255	$2107
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5786	$13809

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Cities near Amman

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Al-Salt	$548
36 km or 22 mi	Jerash	$748
68 km or 42 mi	Irbid	$753
69 km or 43 mi	Ramallah	$1072
69 km or 43 mi	Nablus	$915
70 km or 44 mi	Jerusalem	$2447
72 km or 45 mi	Ariel	$1732
74 km or 46 mi	Bethlehem	$987
88 km or 55 mi	Al-Karak	$718
89 km or 56 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2100
91 km or 57 mi	Hebron	$837
92 km or 57 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1747
92 km or 57 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2150
94 km or 58 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2153
95 km or 59 mi	Tayibe	$2108
95 km or 59 mi	Qalqilya	$807
95 km or 59 mi	Afula	$1817
97 km or 60 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$1954
97 km or 61 mi	Lod	$1998
98 km or 61 mi	Tira	$2153
98 km or 61 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$2001
99 km or 61 mi	Dura	$1021
99 km or 62 mi	Yehud	$2142
100 km or 62 mi	Ramla	$2347
100 km or 62 mi	Petah Tikva	$2124
100 km or 62 mi	Kfar Saba	$2214
101 km or 63 mi	Tiberias	$1808
101 km or 63 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2191
102 km or 64 mi	Nof HaGalil	$1862
102 km or 64 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2135
103 km or 64 mi	Arad	$1855
103 km or 64 mi	Nazareth	$1850
104 km or 64 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$1917
104 km or 65 mi	Ra'anana	$2290
105 km or 65 mi	Bnei Brak	$2286
105 km or 65 mi	Herzliya	$2937
105 km or 65 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1974
106 km or 66 mi	Ramat Gan	$2440
106 km or 66 mi	Rehovot	$1947
107 km or 66 mi	Givatayim	$2303

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$2228
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2581
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2222
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$2087
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$2175
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2718
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2224
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2589
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2414
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$2238
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$3118
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2568
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1701
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2374
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2706
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2256
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2230
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2178
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1639
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$2089
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1818
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2318
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1804
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1860
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$2359
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1696
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2168
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1512
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1671